Amazing speech by Theresa May in US. Makes you proud to be British — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) January 26, 2017 “…Nations, accountable to their populations – “deriving” as the Declaration of Independence puts it “their just powers from the consent of the governed” – can choose to join international organisations, or not. They can choose…
Category: International
USA diplomacy recast
The entire senior level of management officials at the US State department, has resigned,makring an impressive exodus of civil servants – Clinton’s loyalists of ‘ante-Trump era’ in foreign policy. Mr Trump’s selection for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, was present in the department’s offices in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington DC, when the…
Migrant flows pressure on Europe to raise
This week European Commission put forward a package of ‘new’ proposals footed with 200 million euro to address problems of migration from North Africa. “It is essential that we all do more, all, meaning all together… and to suggest concrete actions that can be done and that can bring some positive results with an envelope…
May bets on talks with Trump
British Prime Minister Theresa May will be the first foreign leader to meet new U.S. President Donald Trump, launching talks on renewed ‘special relationship’ between two countries. Reportedly a free trade deal is high on the agenda, allowing May to strengthen her position during Brexit at home and towards EU27, shifthing trade vector from…
Trump to control US-Mexico border
Today President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to start a construction of a wall between the USA and Mexico as part of realisation of his campaign programme. Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY tomorrow. Among many other things, we will build the wall! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 25, 2017 Apparently…
EU-Libya: still no solution for migrants
On 24 January 2017, the High Representative Federica Mogherini met in Brussels with the United Nations Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Martin Kobler. Two top ranking international civil servants Federica Mogherini and Martin Kobler exchanged views on the political and security situation in Libya, and on the regional initiatives to support a…
EP: Holocaust Remembance
To mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 27 January, the European Parliament and the European Jewish Congress will hold a ceremony on Wednesday. EP President Antonio Tajani and European Jewish Congress President Dr Moshe Kantor will deliver the opening speeches. UNESCO Ambassador for Education about the Holocaust Beate Klarsfeld and European Council on Tolerance and…
Trump to sign refugees restrictions
Today president Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting onwards including a temporary ban for an indefinite period of time for the most of the refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other countries of Middle East and Africa, according to congressional aides and Washington immigration experts….
Overheat in Kosovo
Aleksandar Mitic, OPINION A new graffiti banner appeared on the stands of the football stadium of Sparta Prague in the Czech capital, media reported on January 24. It reads “Kosovo is Serbia”, and is a reference to the long-held views by the Sparta fans, but also fans at dozens of stadiums around Europe – from…
Brussels: MEPs approve CETA
The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which aims to boost goods and services trade and investment flows, was approved by the International Trade Committee on Tuesday. The full House is to vote on the deal in February. “By approving CETA today we take a significant step forward. In the face of rising protectionism…
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